Guatemala Heeds the Cries of Femicide Victims
Women are the main victims of domestic and criminal violence in Guatemala.
El nuevo gabinete tiene un rostro de mujer, tecnócrata y obrero,...
Bolivian women now constitute half of Evo Morales' cabinet. In Spanish.
Mujeres al frente del auge económico en América Latina
Latin America: Women at the Fore. If the new female presidential candidate in Mexico, Josefina Vazquez Mota, wins in 1 July election this year, the percentage of Latin America governed by women will rise from 40% to 60%.
Violencia manda al exilio a defensoras de DDHH
Mexico: women activists forced into exile. In Spanish.
La Chapis dies
Maria David Espejo, a Mexican Catholic activist who supported the Lacandon indigenous groups and the Zapatistas in Chiapas, has died in Mexico City at the age of 81.
Honduras: violence against women
Gladys Lanza, from a leading women's movement in Honduras, tells LAB how women in Honduras are fighting back against the escalating rates of violence against women.
Josefina Vázquez Mota: canto de sirenas por el voto femenino
Mexico: Female Presidential Candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota won the primary of the conservative National Action Party (PAN). Gladis Torres gives an overview of her ultra conservative politics, her lack of interest in human rights and in women's issues.
First meeting of women banana workers
Women from Latin America, the Caribbean and West Africa are to meet in Ecuador
The Maras – an escalating problem in El Salvador
San Salvador: Life under the Maras. Maras, or street gangs, have becoming the scourge of El Salvador, particularly in the capital. They sell drugs, extort money and rape girls, often in extremely cruel ways.
The Drug War’s Invisible Victims
There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today's wars, it's more likely that mom will be the one killed.